I can't even imagine having 20,000 models! Nice story of a life long passion, thanks for sharing. Here's a few photos of the Swan Car and the Baby Swa...

Fred, Here are a couple of photos of Nr 15 1956 Buick you can copy.

Like them both but the edge would be with the Chevrolet. I'll always have a soft spot for the Chevy. I was 13 in '63 and a 19 year old guy I knew had ...

Very nice article on John K. I can relate to being obsessed with scale at a young age.

Randy, excellent article on Bob! I can't believe Bob had one of the five Silver Arrows made. Bob, if you only had a crystal ball to know what those ca...

I have a vast collection of 1/43 woodies but never pulled the trigger on this one as I never could get past the wood grain on the vertical pieces havi...

Sad to hear of Johns passing. When John lived in California I meant him a few times at a mutual friends, Bill Harrison's house in Cupertino where we w...

The original authorized factory accessory outside mirror fort the '49 Buick was mounted on the door by the A pillar. It had trim lines in it to match ...

I have this one in my woodie collection and like it. It is however a model of a one off car enthusiasts creation as Olds never offered this wood kit t...

The 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop has already been done at a very high level by Motor City years ago, doesn't need redoing except as a Nomad.

Pontiac, not even a competition.

@randyrusk Randy, the model was issued in two colors, the green you have and maroon.

I really like the '39 Ford station wagon as I have one in each of the colors offered. This of course was the base for the Motor City's Design Studio o...

@chazy-r Nice mod with the color and much better without the skirts.

I got these when they came out. In addition I have the wagon in brown. Since this photo was taken I have corrected the bend in the hood ornament on ...